The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-09-28
WON BY THE VOLUNTEER
General News From All Points.

PORTLAND, Sept. 27.-Dillon, who
killed Chas. Manciet, murdered an
other man at Yankee Fork, Idaho, in
1878. Dillon's mother went TO Idah O
and spent $1,000 or $1,000 TO secure
his pardon, which she succeeded in
doing July q, 1881.
DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 27.-Eight
small boys between eight and twelve
years old boarded a small and leaky
scow at Cousins dry dock last even
ing, and soon drifted far out into the
stream. A strong ebb tide carried
the boat seaward and it was lost to
sight in the darkness. Early this
morning an italian fisherman picked
the boys up outside the Heads all
safe.
A PosTPoSEMENT.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 27.-Owing to
the steady rain this morning the
Grand Army review has been post
poned till 10 o'clock tomorrow.
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
HoLBRooK, A. T., Sept. 27.-Mana-
ger Gordon, of the Walters cattle
company, was shot at Winslow yes
terday by Louis Brown, cowboy and
employe of the same company, on ac-
count of an old grudge. Gordon
| after being shot fired two barrels OF
buckshot at Brown and then placed
the revolver to his own head and
killed himself. Browns body was
found several miles from Winslow;
| also his riderless horse.
THE VOLUNTEER WON.
| New YORK, Sept 27.-The first
race between the Volunteer and the
Thistle was sailed to-day. There
was q light breeze all day. The Vol
u1lteer won, beating the Thistle by
thirteen minutes, or about two
miles. The race was clearly won 10y
the superior seamanship of the Vol
unteeT'S captain and crew.
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
SARATOGA, Sept. 27.-The Demo
cratic convention here is well attend
ed. George Raines, of Rochester,
was chosen temporary chairman: the
following resolutions were offered:
ReSOl0ed, That laws aud assess
ments and taxation should be read
justed and reformed so that all prop.
erty shall relatively bear its share in
the support of government and re-
lieve farming and kindred pursuits
for disproportionate burdens i'm.
posed under present laws, and that
national legislation should be So mod
ified and amended that agriculture
/ shall no longer be embarrassed or i'm
paired by unwise discrimination.
The convention then took a recess un-
til evening.
| SEAAIEN MANNED AND MANGLED.
| HALIFAX, n. s., Sept 27.-The Brit
ish warship BelIeTOphon, carrying
the flag OF Admiral Lyon, and which
was ordered to Newfoundland fishing
waters, has arrived here and placed
in the hospital the men injured by
the explosion of rockets while in
Quebec. The extent of this terrible
accident was hushed up in Quebec
It happened under these circum-
stances:
Governor-general Lansdowne and
suite were at the old French capital.
On the evening of September 10 there
was a grand entertainment in Lans-
downe's honor on the flagship BelIeT.
OphOn. At night the ironclad was
gorgeously illuminated with electric
ity, oil lamps and fireworks, and
presented the grandest sight ever
witnessed at historical Quebec. At
$50 o'clock, as Lord Lansdowne and
party were leaving for the shore some
600 men OF the crew were on deck.
The yards were manned, bands play
ing and there was grand finale oi
explosions. A pile of sixty or more
of the most powerful rockets lay on
the upper deck. One OF them on be-
ing ignited, instead of going up in
the air, exploded on deck, igniting
the pile of sixty. The effect was tre-
mendous. In q moment the death.
| dealing rockets were sweeping the
deck in every direction, burning, lac
Grating and manning the helpless
men. The pieces were flying up into
the rigging and yards and carrying
havoc among the poor fellows sta
toned there, and the sticks were
falling among the crowds on shore
and on the French war ships Miner
td and ClOrillde and other vessels
anchored in the harbor. The Que
bee papers next morning announced
that midshipman and two men had
been injured. The fact was that
nearly fourteen men had been more
or less injured, thirteen of them, in.
cluding midshipman Doutney, so Sc.
riously that the BelIerOphOn had to
leave Quebec, and instead of going to
Newfoundland as ordered, she came
to Halifax to place the men in the
naval hospital. They are terribly
burned and lacerated Some have
the heshy part of their thighs and
legs blown of, others have the mus.
cles of their arms torn. The explo.
sion took place about midship, and
thus gave fore and aft sweep to
the fiery serpents, during which many
had time to hide behind the guns.
| RUMoRED PLAN.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-Rumors
are rife with regard to the probabilities
next session in case Mr.. Randall
should decide to assume an aggres
sive policy, as set-off to the declara
tions of Mills and other free traders
that he is to be shorn OF power, and
made to take a back seat. 1t is ar.
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